NW Area Committee and the NW Area Contingency Plan

1. NW Area Committee and the NW Area Contingency Plan

2. What is an Area Committee? • Interagency group charged with pre-planning for oil spills • Comprised of any player who has a role in oil spill response • Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG • Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)

3. Who is on an Area Committee? Fire Department Tribes Local Health Dist. Industry NGOs Private Citizens State Police • State Health Department • State Env. Reg. • USCG • EPA • NOAA • DOI • DoD, DOE, etc. Area Committee members include anyonewho has a role in oil spill response. 3

4. What is an Area Contingency Plan? A local/regional blueprint for oil (and hazmat) response Contact information Policy decisions Sensitive resource information Local/Regional response resources Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(C) 4

5. Response Ramp Up • Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, generally rely on mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions; • State responders provide secondary response support, if needed; • Federal responders provide the backstop by providing response support to the locals and State, if resources and funding is exhausted or unavailable

6. Response Support • When local capabilities and/or funds are overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could provide surge capacity and expertise • When federally protected natural resources are impacted, NWAC agencies may be obligated to respond • RRT/NWAC Goal: Strong relationships and understanding of roles/responsibilities ahead of time to ensure good coordination during the incident

7. Examples of “Surge” • SILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILL • Funding • Specialized equipment/capability • Air monitoring • Government to Government Tribal Coordination • Cleanup Contractors

8. Who supports locals during a Response? Marine State Inland

9. Northwest Area Committee Federal State Tribal Local Non-Profit Industry Members are any entity with response interest in region. This includes all RRT members as well as county and city agencies and the private sector. Regional Response Team 10 Federal State Tribal Member agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a response. NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 In R10, these groups meet together.

10. NW Area Committee RegionalResponse Team

11. NWACP Concept of Operations • Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessary • National Response Center, 800-424-8802 • Relies on the principle of escalation • Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles

12. Unified Command DiagramDirectly fromNWACP, Page 2000-2 Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders. FOSC SOSC RPIC Tribal/ other OSC LOSC

13. Concept of Operations, cont. • Provides for access to considerable resources and expertise as situations requires • Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or source • oil and hazmat • fixed facility and transportation • inland and coastal • natural and man-made disasters

14. Useful NWACP Tools • For oil spills on water with GRPs • Clearwater/Lochsa, Snake • For large incidents • Contact information for State and Federal Resources • Technical response resources • For local contingency planning • Information on State and Federal capabilities (equipment, expertise, funding) • Reference for role State and Feds are ready to fill

15. What is a Geographic Response Plan (GRP)? GRPs provide initial booming strategies to be deployed in the first 12-24 hours of a persistent oil spill response. GRPs constitute the Federal and State OSC “orders” during the initial phase of the spill.

16. Purpose of the GRP’s • Prioritize natural, cultural and significant economic resources • Allow for immediate and proper action • First responders know what actions to take • Includes: • Area maps • Prioritized booming strategies • Access points • Staging areas

17. Lochsa/Clearwater GRP

20. Additional Information in GRPs • Fish and wildlife resources • Seasonal overflight restrictions • Logistics • Site description including risk assessment IDAHO GRPs: • Spokane River, Lower Snake River, Pend Oreille, Clearwater/Lochsa

21. Direct input route: Gov. Agencies NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River Non-Profits Contractors Industry Public Task Forces Steering Committee RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 2014 Task Forces: • ESA Emergency Consultation • Segmenting Shorelines (SCAT) • Oil By Rail • In Situ Burn • Public Information Strategy • Wildlife Rehabilitation • Group V Oils

24. NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are Informed “Integration with Reality” GRP Workshops NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River Exercises Drills Outreach RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 NWAC Meetings Annual Plan Review

25. How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC http://www.rrt10nwac.com/ Josie Clark Heather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, USCG 206-553-6239 206-220-7215 clark.josie@epa.gov heather.a.parker@uscg.mil